A Ukrainian actress has been killed after a Russian rocket hit a residential building in Kyiv.
News of Oksana Shvets’ death was confirmed by the Young Theatre - a Ukrainian theatre company she had preiously been working with.
The troupe posted a tribute to the 67-year-old actress alongside a picture of the theatre and film star.
In a statement, translated from Ukrainian, the theatre company wrote on social media: “Bright memory to the talented actress! There is no forgiveness for the enemy that has come to our land!
The Kyiv Post has also confirmed the actor’s passing, adding on social media that she had been “murdered in Kyiv during the war.”
Tributes have poured in for the theatre star on social media, as civillian casualty numbers in Ukraine continue to grow following a barrage of shelling from Russian troops.
According to the theatre’s website, Shvets had graduated from Ivan Franko theatre school in 1975 and had a career that spanned decades. She had also been the recipient of the Merited Artist of Ukraine award - one of Ukraine’s highest and most coveted honours.
As of March 16, the United Nations said it could confirm there had 726 Ukrainian civillians killed since war broke out more than three weeks ago. A further 1,174 people had been injured.
